Public Officials

Hon. Ellen Tauscher, Member, U.S. Congress 10th District, California
Hon. Don Perata, President, Pro Tem, California State Senate
Hon. Wilma Chan, Member, California State Assembly, 16th District
Hon. Alberto Torrico, Member, California State Assembly, 20th District
Hon. Joe Coto, Member, California State Assembly, 23rd District
Hon. Dion Aroner, Former Member, California State Assembly
Hon. John Dutra, Former Member, California State Assembly, 20th District
Hon. Bob Campbell, former Member, California State Assembly

Hon. Scott Haggerty, Member, Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Hon. Nate Miley, Member, Alameda County Board of Supervisors
Hon. Elihu Harris, Chancellor, Peralta Colleges
Hon. Donald Gelles, Trustee, Chabot Community College District
Hon. Tony Batarse, Jr. Vice President, Board of Port Commissioners
Hon. Darlene Ayers-Johnson, Vice-President, Board of Port Commissioners
Hon. Bill McCammon, Fire Chief, Alameda County
Hon. Charles C. Plummer, Sheriff, Alameda County
Hon. Martin L. Koller, Director and President, Alameda County Water District
Hon. Jim Kohnen, Member, Board of Directors Tri Valley Water District

Hon. Allan Maris, Mayor, City of Albany
Hon. Tom Bates, Mayor, City of Berkeley
Hon. Ruth Atkin, Mayor, City of Emeryville
Hon. Roberta Cooper, Mayor, City of Hayward
Hon. Jack Smith, Former Mayor, City of Hayward
Hon. Jerry Brown, Mayor, City of Oakland
Hon. Jennifer Hosterman, Mayor, City of Pleasanton
Hon. Mark Green, Mayor, City of Union City

Hon. Maxwell G. Anderson, Member, City Council, Berkeley
Hon. Laurie Capitelli, Member, City Council, Berkeley
Hon. Darryl Moore, Member, City Council, Berkeley
Hon. Gordon J. Wozniak, Member, City Council, Berkeley
Hon. Robert Good, Member, City Council, Albany
Hon. Ken Bukowski, Member, City Council, Emeryville
Hon. Norma Davis, Member, City Council, Emeryville
Hon. Anu Natarajan, Member, City Council, Fremont
Hon. Matt Jimenez, Member, City Council, Hayward
Hon. Olden Henson, Member, City Council, Hayward
Hon. Bill Quirk, Member, City Council, Hayward
Hon. Doris J. Rodriguez, former Member, City Council, Hayward
Hon. Marjorie R. Leider, Vice Mayor, City of Livermore
Hon. Ignacio De La Fuente, President, City Council, Oakland
Hon. Jane Brunner, Vice Mayor, City of Oakland
Hon. Larry Reid, Member, City Council, Oakland
Hon. Henry Chang, Member, City Council, Oakland
Hon. Dick Spees, former Member, City Council, Oakland
Hon. Danny Wan, former Member, City Council, Oakland
Hon. Abe Friedman, Member, City Council, Piedmont
Hon. Orval 'O.B.' Badger, Member, City Council, San Leandro
Hon. Tony Santos, Member, City Council, San Leandro
Hon. Richard Valle, Member, City Council, Union City
Hon. Manuel Fernandez, Member, City Council, Union City

Hon. Yvonne Cerrato, President, Alameda County Board of Education
Hon. Fred Sims, Vice-President, Alameda County Board of Education
Hon. Felix Elizalde, Trustee, Alameda County Board of Education
Hon. Eileen MacDonald, Trustee, Alameda County Board of Education
Hon. Jacki Fox Ruby, Trustee, Alameda County Board of Education

Hon. Michael McMahon, President, Board of Education, Alameda U.S.D.
Hon. Michael Barnes, President, Board of Education, Albany U.S.D.
Hon. Terry Doran, President, Board of Education, Berkeley U.S.D.
Hon. Peggy Herndon, President, Board of Education, Fremont U.S.D.
Hon. Grant F. Peterson, President, Board of Education, Hayward U.S.D
Hon. Barbara Aro-Valle, President, Board of Education, New Haven U.S.D.
Hon. David Kakishiba, President, Board of Education, Oakland U.S.D.

Hon. Tracy Lyn Jensen, Vice President, Board of Education, Alameda U.S.D.
Hon. David Forbes, Member, Board of Education, Alameda U.S.D.
Hon. Janet Gibson, Member, Board of Education, Alameda U.S.D.
Hon. William Schaff CFA, Member, Board of Education, Alameda U.S.D.
Hon. Miriam Walden, Member, Board of Education, Albany U.S.D.
Hon. John T. Selawsky, Member, Board of Education, Berkeley U.S.D.
Hon. Nancy Riddle, Member, Board of Education, Berkeley U.S.D.
Hon. Joaquin Rivera, Member, Board of Education, Berkeley U.S.D.
Hon. Shirley Issel, Member, Board of Education, Berkeley U.S.D.
Hon. Dennis King, Trustee, Board of Education, Dublin U.S.D.
Hon. Patricia M. Kohnen, Trustee, Board of Education, Dublin U.S.D.
Hon. Josh Simons, Member, Board of Education, Emery U.S.D.
Hon. Nina K. Moore, Trustee, Board of Education, Fremont U.S.D.
Hon. Guy Emanuele, Trustee, Board of Education, Fremont U.S.D.
Hon. Myrna Truehill, Vice President, Board of Education, Hayward U.S.D.
Hon. Sarah Gonzales, Member, Board of Education, Hayward U.S.D.
Hon. Paul Frumkin III, Member, Board of Education, Hayward U.S.D.
Hon. Gwen Estes, Member, Board of Education, New Haven U.S.D.
Hon. Kerry Hamill, Member, Board of Education, Oakland U.S.D.
Hon Noel Gallo, Member, Board of Education, Oakland U.S.D.
Hon. Gary Yee, Member, Board of Education, Oakland U.S.D.
Hon. Cathie Geddeis, Member, Board of Education, Piedmont U.S.D.
Hon. Stephen H. Cassidy, Vice-President, Board of Education, San Leandro U.S.D.
Hon. Ray Davis, Member, Board of Education, San Leandro U.S.D.
Hon. Rick Richards, Member, Board of Education, San Leandro U.S.D.

School Superintendents:

Ardella Dailey, Superintendent, Alameda U.S.D.
Alan Nishino, Former Superintendent, Alameda U.S.D.
William Wong, Superintendent, Albany Unified School District
Jack McLaughlin, Former Superintendent, Berkeley U.S.D.
John Sugiyama, Superintendent, Dublin U.S.D.
Dr. Dale Vigil, Superintendent, Hayward U.S.D.
Janice Duran, Former Superintendent, San Lorenzo U.S.D.
Christine Lim, Superintendent, San Leandro U.S.D.
Diane Everett, Superintendent, Sunol Glen U.S.D.
Don Shalvey, Superintendent, Aspire Schools

Organizations, Political Action Committees, Media

Alameda County Central Labor Council,  AFL-CIO
Alameda County Teachers Association/California Teachers Association/National Education Association
California State Employees Association (CSEA)
California Nurses Association (CNA)
Carpenters Union Local 713 Alameda County
Construction and Building Trades Council of the Greater Bay Area
Oakland Chamber of Commerce (Oak-PAC)
San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Francisco Chronicle

Individuals (Alphabetical Order):

Guillermo Aguilar, Principal, GKKWorks
Judith Alper, Yoga Instructor
Roy Alper, President, Temescal Place Inc.
Robert Apodaca, Director of Business, McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners
Mary Bergan, President, California Federation of Teachers
Ken Berrick, Executive Director, Seneca Center
John Bliss, Civil Engineer, Shilzs Consulting
Scott Bourne, Project Engineer, Weiss Associates
Meredith Brown, Partner, Bryant & Brown Law Offices
Guy Bryant, Partner, Bryant & Brown Law Offices
Felipe Campos, Executive Board Member, English Language Advisory Council (ELAC)
Darrel Carey, Chairman and CEO, East Bay Small Business Council
Carl Chan, President, Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Gregory Chan, Senior Community Affairs Officer, East Bay M.U.D.
Arnold Chavez, Former Director, Alameda County CASA
Dr. Joseph Connell, President, Moreau Catholic High School, Hayward
Rev. Earl Crawford, Pastor, Praises of Zion Baptist Church
Donald Davis, Chief Operations Officer, Builders Control Inc.
Andrea Dawson, Construction Manager, Vanir Co.
Joe Debro, President, Transbay Engineering and Builders
Anna DeLeon, Owner, Anna's Jazz Island, Berkeley
Alan Dones, Managing Partner, Strategic Urban Development Alliance LLC
Jeanette Dong, Policy Director, Team Up 4 Kids
James Falaschi, General Partner, Jack London Square Partners
Michael Flaherty, President, Urbana Software
Bettina D. Flores, Unity Council, Oakland
Dr. Joy Foster, Physician
Mark Friedman, Chief Executive Officer, Alameda Co. Child & Families Commission (Every Child Counts)
Victor Gee, Education Consultant
Tom Gerstel, Administrator, Thunder Road
Philip Gonsalves, Co-author, Math Around the World
Gilda Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer, The Unity Council
Rafael J. Gonzalez, Poet, Education Activist
Mary Jane Gross, President/CEO, Stars Behavioral Health Group, Inc
John L. Guillory, President, The Northbridge Group
Rick Hart, Founder of Hayward Business 4 Hayward Schools
Harry Hartman, President, Hartman Insurance Services
Brian Hill, Counselor, Peralta Community College District
Jeffrey Horowitz, Architect
Sonya Howes, Vice-President, Alameda Contra Costa Retired Teachers' Association
Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder and Secretary-Treasurer, United Farm Workers Union
Norman H. Hui D.D.S., Norman Hui & Associates, Berkeley
Barbara Kahn, Education Activist, Alameda Democratic Club
Steve Kasdin, Attorney at Law, Law Office of Stephen Kasdin
Sabrina Klein, Executive Director, Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Isaac Kos-Read, Townsend Public Affairs
Mark Kushner, Founder and President, Leadership Public Schools
Yu Hay Lee, President, Y.H. Lee & Associates
Teresa Lemoin, Community Activist, Oakland
Margaret Lepore, Education Activist, Hayward
Paul Loya, Partner, Atkinson, Anderson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Sonia Manjon Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Art & Public Life - CCA
Arabella Martinez, Former CEO, The Unity Council
Father Jay Matthews, Pastor, St. Benedict's Church
Jack McAboy, Sylvan Learning Center
Daniel McLaughlin, President, Envision Schools
Rene A. Mendieta, Director, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Alameda County
Tammy Metzler, Executive Director, Hayward Education Foundation
Paul Miller, Executive Director, Kidango, Fremont
Ron Mooney, President, Emery Education Foundation, Alameda Education Foundation
Anna Muh, Vice-President, Citizens for a Better Community, Fremont
James Nixon, President, Sustainable Systems
Linda Olivenbaum, Program Director, California Early Childhood Mentor Program
Enrique Palacios, Educator, Oakland/New Haven
Marty Price, Educator, Education Activist
Sheila Quintana, Former President, Oakland Education Association
David E. Rapp, Principal, VPRM Architecture
Steve Rasmussen, President, Key Curriculum Press
Rena Rickles, Law Office of Rena Rickles
Eric Rofes, Educator and author
Randy Roth, President, Faith Network of the East Bay
Chinmoy Roy, Vice President, Federation of Indo-Americans, Fremont
Gary Sabatte, General Partner, Berkeley Land Co.
Ron Silva, President, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Robert Spencer, Chairman of the Board, Bay Area Coalition of Essential Schools
Wanda Stewart, Outreach Specialist, Emery Unified School District
Sally Swanson, Architect
Belinda Taylor, Writer/Editor, CAC Arts Marketing Institute
Bob Towery, Manager, Escape Technology
Jesus Vargas, Engineer, VSCA
Jill Vialet, Executive Director, Sports4Kids
Dr. Albert Wang, Palo Alto Medical Clinic
Anna W. Wang, Director of Local Programs, Friends of Children With Special Needs
Zach Wasserman, General Counsel, San Francisco East Bay Economic Development Alliance for Business (EDAB)
Ann Wettrich, Professor, California College of the Arts
Warren Wilson, Attorney at Law, Victorian Legal Center
William and Brenda Winston, Manager, New Teacher Support and Development, Oakland U.S.D.
Felicia Woytak, Workforce Investment Board
Lara York, Vice President, Fremont Education Foundation
J. Francisco Zermeño, Professor of Spanish, Chabot College